Post date: Nov 23, 2015 5:18:51 PM
Using the feedback received from the advisers last week, the first part of this week was used to further edit the Methodology section of our paper. We also had to make adjustments in our Methodology since the meeting with Oreste to set up the Moto Ondoso Sensor had been cancelled. We primarily edited the cargo and boat hull section of the Methodology, since we got a better idea of the direction that we're going with them in the past week. For cargo, we determined that we will work with one of Professor Carrera's associates, who is a cargo boat driver, to test the tracking sensor for a duration of one week and then the data from that will be analyzed to determine potential efficiency. The information gained from that will help develop the incentive system for cargo drivers and will help determine ways that drivers could game the system. For the new boat hulls, we wrote that in order to decrease moto ondoso, the new boats needed to have increased water penetration at the bow, increased midship section volume, a flat stern with a round chine, and decreased weight. The speed limits within the city of Venice are more conducive for boats with displacement hulls, so we plan on making each boat more displacement-like than planing.
On Thursday and Friday, we met all day with Gregorio and designed a displacement hull, which are used in boats such as the vaparetto and the mototopo. This boat has a deep hull that creates low wake amplitudes and displaces a large volume of water. They are the main culprits of damage to the canal walls; after the water is displaced from the hull, the water rushes back in the boat's path where the hull once was and the sucking force from that pulls sediment from the foundations of the canal walls and thus weakens its integrity. Creating a new boat hull to combat the suction power will be challenging and we are excited to be tackling such a task.
So far, adjusting to Venice has not been to difficult and we have been enjoying our experience here, especially with Gregorio since he is a native Venetian and has been showing us places where the locals eat and shop. We hope things keep going as well as they are now and look forward to the work ahead.
The Wakes Team